NHTSA administrator kick-starts Green Truck Summit
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The US is on the cusp of some major technological advances that will improve the efficiency of how goods are transported, David Strickland, administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said… [Full …
Durabody names new VP of sales, marketing
BOND HEAD, Ont. — Durabody Industries has named Peter Collins as its vice-president of sales and marketing. Collins most recently served as VP of sales and marketing for Waltco Lift Corp. where he was responsible for all sales activities in… [Full S…
Volvo introduces car transporter
The Volvo AutoHauler is a day cab with a lower chassis than standard models, a short bumper-to-back-of-cab dimension and an EPA 2010 engine.
Diesel prices surge last week
Advances of 8 to 9 cents a gallon were common during the week of Feb. 28.
Hearing set for trucker in series of rapes
The man suspected of terrorizing women with sexual assaults from Virginia to Rhode Island over 12 years is scheduled to appear in court in Connecticut.
Tesla Model S to Launch with Pricy “Signature Series”
Tesla has pinned a lot of hopes on the Model S, the all-electric sedan due out next year. The first 1,000 cars off the assembly line will be the “Signature Series” Model S, with 300 miles of range…and more.
Car companies often launch a new vehicl…
BESC team engineers microbe for direct production of isobutanol from cellulose
Using consolidated bioprocessing, a team of researchers at the US Department of Energy’s BioEnergy Science Center (BESC), led by Dr. James Liao of UCLA, has for the first time produced isobutanol—an alcohol that is more attractive for transport…
3 Tesla Model S plug-ins, 3 different prices starting in 2012
The Tesla Model S Sedan coming in 2012
Is Tesla the Porsche of electric cars?
By late summer next year Tesla will start selling the Model S sedan, when the automaker plans to sell up to 5,000 electric cars, increasing production up to 20,000 in 2013.
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Ceva Logistics’ Earnings, Revenue Improve
Ceva Logistics on Monday reported higher revenue and earnings for the fourth quarter and full year.
NY Comptroller: MTA Anti-Terror Projects Over Budget
A new audit by the New York State comptroller said the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s anti-terror plan is behind schedule and over budget.